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Random Hearts

1999 · 133 min · Director: Sydney Pollack ★ IMDb 5.4 · 25,571 ratings

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After the death of their loved ones in a tragic plane crash, Police Sergeant Dutch Van Den Broek (Harrison Ford) and U.S. Representative Kay Chandler (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) find keys in the possessions their loved ones left behind. They realize the two had been having an affair and are determined to discover all of the details.

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Emotional fingerprint

Random Hearts (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity35 %8 %10 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity38 %15 %14 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity41 %23 %23 %39 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity51 %35 %38 %49 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity63 %51 %51 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 37′Sadness69 %64 %63 %40 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Sadness65 %58 %60 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity60 %46 %51 %55 %
42.5 %≈ 57′Sadness63 %51 %55 %54 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Sadness64 %53 %56 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 70′Tension61 %40 %46 %32 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Tension60 %38 %44 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Sadness59 %36 %46 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 90′Love59 %29 %45 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Love57 %31 %44 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 103′Tension55 %38 %44 %41 %
82.5 %≈ 110′Sadness63 %50 %54 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Tension70 %58 %63 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 123′Empathy66 %43 %56 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 130′Love63 %25 %47 %13 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Richard Jenkins

Truman Trainor

Dennis Haysbert

Detective George Beaufort

Sydney Pollack

Carl Broman

ST
Susanna Thompson

Peyton Van Den Broeck

Peter Coyote

Cullen Chandler

Kate Mara

Jessica Chandler

SF
Susan Floyd

Molly Roll

Bonnie Hunt

Wendy Judd

Dylan Baker

Richard Judd

Paul Guilfoyle

Dick Montoya

Lynne Thigpen

Phyllis Bonaparte

Bill Cobbs

Marvin

AT
Ariana Thomas

Shyla Mumford

NL
Nelson Landrieu

Silvio Coya

CC
Christina Chang

Laurie

Details

Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Darryl Ponicsan, Warren Adler, Kurt Luedtke, Kurt Luedtke
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
133 min
Country
Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 25,571 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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